Project Overview
Clean Origin is a lab diamond jewelry retailer. The company wanted to create a virtual jewelry try-on experience on it’s website. The Augmented Reality has made this experience possible from a technology stand point. I was tasked to craft the experience for the web store. This project focuses on Competitive Analysis, onboarding experience, UI design and visual design.
My Responsibilities
- Competitive Analysis
- Discovery & Ideate
- UI & Visual Design
Tools
- Miro
- Figma
- Axure RP
Problem Statement
Shopper needs a way to try-on their jewelry before purchase without visiting the physical store. How can I craft this experience that’s easy to onboard, intuitive to engage and drive the conversion?
Goals
To craft a virtual try-on experience based on competitive analysis and market trend. To generate design concepts for potential A/B testing and further user research.
Design Process
Research
- Competitive Analysis
- Work Flow
Ideate
- Sketching
- Wire Framing
Design
- Visual Design
- Prototyping
Competitive Analysis
My competitive analysis focused on these 3 Key Experiences.
3 Key Experiences
Gallery Page Experience
Onboarding Experience
(Mobile Only)
Try-On Experience
(Mobile Only)
Gallery Page Experience
(Desktop & Mobile)
Onboarding Experience
(Mobile Only)
Try-On Experience
(Mobile Only)
Insights & Discoveries
After analyzing 3 major competitors Reza, James Allen, Brilliant Earth, I gained the following insights and learnings.
Insufficient
Onboarding
All 3 competitors invested minimum effort in helping the shopper to understand this relatively new Augmented Reality technology and how it works with trying out a ring.
Inaccurate
Modeling
Photo based AR ring is not accurate and unstable when superimposed over a static photo which doesn’t provide adequate spacial data such as angle, perspective and scale.
Variations
& Options
Offering different style, material and color selections increases the shopper engagement with the experience. It can also improve conversion rate.
Insufficient
Onboarding
All 3 competitors invested minimum effort in helping the shopper to understand this relatively new Augmented Reality technology and how it works with trying out a ring.
Inaccurate
Modeling
Photo based AR ring is not accurate and unstable when superimposed over a static photo which doesn’t provide adequate spacial data such as angle, perspective and scale.
Variations
& Options
Offering different style, material and color selections increases the shopper engagement with the experience. It can also improve conversion rate.
Onboarding Experience
I crafted the Onboarding Experience which consists 4 steps. Each step is visually assisted by 4 delightful micro animations to illustrate the process of virtual try-on. The shopper can skip the onboarding by simply tapping “I’m ready”.
Try-On Experience Design
I presented two design directions for the ring style selections. One is the horizontal scrollable thumbnail gallery(left). The other approach was to click “Try another ring” to spawn a new full screen menu where the shopper can select a new ring style from all available options. The shopper can also change the ring material colors to fine tune the virtual try-on.
Impact, Results & Next Steps
The Clean Origin virtual try-on was a project to present my vision on how to leverage augmented reality technology to fulfill a shopping experience. I successfully crafted a solid experience and delivered design artifacts in highest quality based on competitive analysis. The design prototypes I created would be used for further research and A/B testing which can provide more data to guide the development and adoption of this feature.
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